Still he lay prone beneath my touch, breathing but not moving. Alive but not living. I wanted to collapse on his chest and cry until he woke up. But that wouldn’t help. I couldn’t get Theo, because he was busy battling his own demons. What I needed was Luther, and his brain filled with information that was only useful half the time. Thankfully, right now was that time. I gave Felix a quick look. Still breathing. I would be gone for all of two seconds to get Luther. I sprinted to the top of the stairs, only to see Luther standing in the foyer, steaming water around his feet, turning up to smile at me. He was talking, but I couldn’t make out a word he said over my thundering heart.

Finally I spit out the words that were rotting my mouth. “Felix won’t wake up.”

Luther jumped into action, passing me on the stairs. “Brynn is at the door. I’ll take over for Felix–you go talk to her.”

Of course Brynn would show up now of all times. I took the last few steps two at a time, racing for the dining room window that looked out onto the porch. My best friend stood outside, red hair a mess in that same breeze I couldn’t feel. “Brynn!”

“Sav! Oh thank God. I was worried when you didn’t come down right away.” Her smile was exactly what I needed right now. My heartbeat steadied as I took in her calm demeanor.

But then my anger surfaced, my blood boiling under my skin. “Where the hell have you been? We have an emergency going on here, and you’ve been nowhere. Didn’t you even think about coming to check on me?”

I had no idea where my fury had come from, but I felt horrible when Brynn held her hands up to stop me. “I’m so sorry. My car broke down, and Granny’s been in the hospital, and I–”

I cut her off. “No. I’m sorry. I’m just running on fumes. I shouldn’t take it out on you. But we are having a bit of an emergency right now.”

“Hey, what’s going on?”

I was about to respond to Brynn, but from behind me, I heard footsteps. Theo appearance at the top of the stairs. He looked much calmer, and his face was its normal color, not the awful white it had been in Felix’s room. “I heard Brynn was back?”

“Yeah. How are you feeling?”

“Better.” He hung over the railing, a mixture of relief and concern warring in his face.

My heart sang when he smiled down at me. “Thank God. I can’t lose two of you.”

We both froze when we realized what I had said. But Theo smiled again, bigger than before. “You’re not going to lose either of us.”